JP2002039572A - Outdoor unit of air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To stack pile another outdoor unit body on the top board of an outdoor machine body without having to use using any separate parts, to reduce costs, and to provide the outdoor machine of an air conditioner for requiring an area for only one outdoor unit for the crosswise area of a required installation location, when two or three outdoor unit bodies are installed. SOLUTION: A recessed groove part 13 for fitting a mount leg part 12 provided at the bottom of another outdoor unit body 1A for mounting and fixing, and a mounting piece 14 that is connected to both the ends of the recessed groove part 13 and projects toward the outside are provided at the top board part 11 of the outdoor unit body 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an outdoor unit of an air conditioner in which another outdoor unit is stacked and fixed on a top plate of an outdoor unit main body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an outdoor unit of a conventional air conditioner (air conditioner), for example, there is one disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-267328. This is shown in FIGS. 2A, 2B and 2C.
As shown in (d), a listener front cover 108,
In an outdoor unit of an air conditioner provided with a sheet metal reinforcing plate 111 for covering an outer body made of a synthetic resin including a rear cover 109 and reinforcing the upper surface of the front cover 108,
Hanging on both front and rear sides of the reinforcing plate 111, and fixing screw holes 111
c provided with flanges 111a and 111b,
03 are provided before and after 03 with insertion holes 103c and 103f through which screws corresponding to the fixing screw holes 111c are inserted, and at the top of the front cover 108 and the back of the rear cover 109,
Through holes 108c, 109 corresponding to fixing screw holes 111c
When the outdoor units are stacked and installed, screws 11 are inserted into the insertion holes 103c and 103f of the legs 103 of the upper outdoor unit.
4 into the through holes 108c and 109c of the front cover 108 and the rear cover 109 of the lower outdoor unit.
15 and the screw holes 1 for fixing the lower reinforcing plate 111
A screw 115 is screwed onto 11c to fix the upper outdoor unit to the lower outdoor unit. However, in this case, since the reinforcing plate 111 is required as a separate component, there is a problem that the number of components is increased and the cost is increased.

Further, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. Sho 62-171835 describes an outdoor unit of an air conditioner. As shown in FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 3C, this includes an outdoor unit main body 208, a top plate 209 provided at an upper portion of the outdoor unit main body 208, and a bottom plate 211 provided at a lower portion.
It is composed of a fixed leg 212 attached to a lower portion of the bottom plate 211, and a top plate 209 is provided with a plurality of uneven grooves 210 into which the fixed leg 212 is fitted. However, in this case, only another outdoor unit main body 208 is mounted on the outdoor unit main body 208, and there is a problem in that the external unit main body 208 cannot be fixed and lateral rubbing may occur.

[0004] JP-A-11-325519 also discloses an outdoor unit of an air conditioner. This is because, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, when a plurality of outdoor units 301 and 302 are vertically stacked, the upper outdoor unit 302 is placed above the lower outdoor unit 301.
A drain pan 303 which also serves as a top plate which is a shell component while receiving condensed water from
02 is fixed to a drain pan 303. However, in this case, there is a problem that the support is required by the support 305, and the support 305 is required.

[0005] Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 10-300135 discloses an outdoor unit of an air conditioner. As shown in FIGS. 5A, 5B, 5C, and 5D, a connecting member 406 is attached to a top plate 402 of an outdoor unit disposed on the lower side, and the outdoor units stacked vertically are connected to the connecting member. In an outdoor unit of an air conditioner configured to be connectable at 406, a rod 411 that forms a cylindrical portion 409 extending downward from a top plate 402 in a casing 401 near an electrical component storage unit 412.
And a portion of the top plate 402 located above the cylindrical portion 409 is a mounting hole position for mounting the connecting member 406. However, in this case, since the connecting member 406 is required, there is a problem that the number of parts increases and the cost increases.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems and can stack and fix another outdoor unit main body on the top plate of the outdoor unit main body without using a separate component, thereby reducing the cost. When installing two or three outdoor units, the area required in the horizontal direction of the installation location is one.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an outdoor unit of an air conditioner that can save space by using only one unit.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention has been proposed to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the invention according to claim 1 has a structure in which a top plate of an outdoor unit main body is provided with another outdoor unit. It is characterized in that a concave groove for fitting and fixing the mounting leg provided on the bottom of the main body, and a mounting piece integrally connected to both edges of the concave groove and protruding outward are provided. The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the attachment piece is formed of a sheet metal which is previously welded integrally to both edges of the concave groove.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a screw hole is formed in the mounting piece at a position corresponding to a screw hole provided in a mounting leg of another outdoor unit main body. The mounting unit is mounted and fixed by inserting the mounting screw into the screw hole and screwing it into the screw hole with the outdoor unit placed on the top plate and stacked. It is characterized by doing.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of an outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view of a main part showing an outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the outdoor unit of the air conditioner according to this embodiment includes two mounting legs 12 provided on the top plate 11 of the outdoor unit main body 1 and at the bottom of another outdoor unit main body 1A. Two concave grooves 13 for fitting and fixing are provided, and mounting pieces 14 integrally welded to both ends of these concave grooves 13 and protruding outward are provided. A screwing screw hole 16 is formed at a position corresponding to the screwing hole 15 provided at a position near both ends of the mounting leg portion 12 of the other outdoor unit main body 1A.

Then, the mounting legs 12 of the other outdoor unit main body 1A are fitted into the concave grooves 13 of the top plate 11 of the outdoor unit main body 1, and the screw fixing holes 1 near both ends of the mounting legs 12 are provided.
The screws 2 are respectively inserted into the screws 5, and these screws 2 are further screwed into screw fixing screw holes 16 near both ends of the mounting piece 14, and the mounting legs 12 are mounted and fixed to the mounting pieces 14, respectively.

According to the outdoor unit of the air conditioner of the present embodiment,
Another outdoor unit main body 1A can be stacked and fixed on the top plate 11 of the outdoor unit main body 1 without using a separate component, and cost can be reduced. Furthermore, the outdoor unit main body 1, 1A is
When three or three units are installed, only one installation area in the horizontal direction is required, and space can be saved. In addition, since screws are used to fix the mounting leg 12 and the mounting piece 14, there is an advantage that it can be provided at low cost and the mounting operation can be easily performed.

[0013]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the mounting legs provided on the bottom of another outdoor unit main body are fitted and fixed to the top plate of the outdoor unit main body. And a mounting piece integrally connected to both edges of the groove and protruding outward, the following effects can be obtained. That is, another outdoor unit main body can be stacked and fixed on the top plate of the outdoor unit main body without using a separate part, cost reduction can be achieved, and when two and three outdoor unit main bodies are installed, The space required in the horizontal direction of the installation location is sufficient for one unit, and space can be saved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the mounting piece is formed of a sheet metal which is integrally welded to both edges of the groove in advance, the mounting piece made of the sheet metal is welded to form the groove. It can be easily and integrally attached to both edges, and after the attachment, a solid attachment piece can be obtained.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the mounting piece is provided with a screw hole at a position corresponding to the screw hole provided on the mounting leg of the other outdoor unit body. The mounting unit is mounted and fixed by inserting the mounting screw into the screw hole and screwing it into the screw hole with the outdoor unit placed on the top plate and stacked. By doing so, the mounting leg and the mounting piece can be firmly mounted and fixed with screws, and since screws are used for mounting and fixing, they can be provided at low cost and the mounting work can be easily performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view of a main part showing an outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2A and 2B show a conventional outdoor unit of an air conditioner, wherein FIG. 2A is a perspective view of a stacked state and a sectional side view of a main part, FIG. 2B is an exploded perspective view of a main part, and FIG. FIG. 2D is a perspective view of a main part, and FIG.

FIG. 3 shows an outdoor unit of a conventional air conditioner,
(A) is a perspective view, (b) is a front view of an installed state of the outdoor unit, and (c) is a cross-sectional view of a main part thereof.

4A and 4B show an outdoor unit of another conventional air conditioner, wherein FIG. 4A is an exploded perspective view, and FIG. 4B is a side sectional view of the outdoor unit when vertically stacked.

FIG. 5 shows an outdoor unit of another conventional air conditioner,
(A) is a transparent perspective view showing the vicinity of the upper end of the reinforcing material,
(B) is a perspective view showing the internal configuration of the outdoor unit,
(C) is a perspective view showing attachment of the connection fitting to the outdoor unit, and (d) is a perspective view showing a connection structure in which the outdoor units are vertically stacked.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 1A Outdoor unit main body 11 Top plate part 12 Mounting leg part 13 Concave groove part 14 Mounting piece 15 Screw hole 16 Screw hole 2 Screw

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A groove for fitting and fixing an attachment leg provided on the bottom of another outdoor unit main body to a top plate of the outdoor unit main body, and integrally formed on both edges of the concave groove. An outdoor unit for an air conditioner, comprising a series of mounting pieces protruding outward. 2. The outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the attachment piece is formed of a sheet metal which is welded to both edges of the groove in advance. 3. A screw hole is formed in the mounting piece at a position corresponding to a screw hole provided in a mounting leg of another outdoor unit main body. The mounting leg is fixed to the mounting piece by inserting the mounting screw into the screw fixing hole and screwing the screw into the screw fixing screw hole in a state where the mounting leg is stacked. Item 1
Or the outdoor unit of the air conditioner according to 2.